Proverbs 13:23:3Prov.13.23.W3TAB
רָאשִׁ֑ים
rashim
“of poor people”
- Transliteration
- ra-SHIM
- Extended
- rah-SHEEM
- IPA
- /raːˈʃiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- of poor people
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ra-SHIM
- phraseyour reading level
NIR ra-SHIM
- clause
RAV-O-khel NIR ra-SHIM
- sentence
RAV-O-khel NIR ra-SHIM ve-YESH nis-PE be-LO mish-PAT
Exegesis
This is followed by the construct chain nîr rāšîm {נִיר רָאשִׁים | nîr rāšîm} ‘field of the poor’, where rāšîm in construct indicates possession.
In context — Proverbs 13:23
There is much food in the plowed field of the poor, but it is swept away without justice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 13:23, so the Hebrew word רָאשִׁ֑ים (rashim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.13.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.23.W3.S1) and character.